In "Incident in a Rose Garden," a simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as." An example of a simile in the story could be "her laughter was like a melody," comparing the sound of her laughter to a musical tune. Another example could be "the roses were as red as a blazing fire," comparing the color of the roses to the intensity of a fire. These similes help create vivid imagery and enhance the reader's understanding of the scene.
to assemble memory or a thought
Quel beau jardin de roses! ~ What a beautiful rose garden!
A crimson rose
The setting is called New Pretty Town, but there are other little settings!
There are 2 sentence fragments, which are: A When we stopped by the garden (what then?) Example: When we stopped by the garden, we found it was closed. D Stopping by the garden we saw (what, needs an object). Example: Stopping by the garden, we saw the vandalism done to the rose bushes. These two are correct as sentences. B Stop by the garden. (the subject You is assumed). C We stopped; she didn't. (Notice the semi-colon used to connect the two ideas.)
The poem incident in a rose garden was written by Donald Justice
An unspecified rose garden.
An unspecified rose garden.
garden
Death is unexpected.
Red as a rose blind as a bat light As a feather
the gardener encounters death
The rhyme scheme in "Incident in a Rose Garden" by Donald Justice is AABBCCDD. This means that the first and second lines rhyme, the third and fourth lines rhyme, and so on throughout the poem.
to assemble memory or a thought
There are two versions of "Incident in a Rose Garden" by Donald Justice. The first and original version consists solely of dialogue. However, Justice later added descriptive details to the poem, creating the second version.
death shows the gardener a picture to identify himself
the gardener encounters death